Auburn firefighters extinguish smoky fire at MRF Recycling

The Auburn Fire Rescue Department went to the plant about 8:15 p.m. When they arrived smoke was coming from the building and around 50 employees had evacuated. The fire was burning in a trash compactor, and smoke filled the approximately 30,000 square-foot building, according to the Fire Rescue Department.

The fire was contained to the large compactor, and was under control in about half an hour. Because of the size of the building, the Sutton Fire Department was called in to use its Fire Districts Mobile Ventilation Unit, which flowed air at 180 miles per hour to clear the building of smoke.

Oxford and Leicester firefighters covered the Auburn stations during the fire; the area was clear around 10 p.m., according to the Fire Rescue Department.